While President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was delivering a microbus to madam Nehmedo, another woman, Asmaa Gouda, was receiving a license to drive a taxi in Beni Suef, becoming the first female taxi driver in the Upper Egyptian governorate. Gouda said that she went to the Beni Suef Traffic Department and got the license after passing the tests successfully. “I got a professional license to work as a taxi driver inside the city. She pointed out that her father and brothers encouraged her to drive the taxi and they promised to stand by her side in case of any problem. The head of the Beni Suef Traffic Department, Brigadier General Hosam al-Shayeb, said that Gouda obtained a taxi driver’s license, pointing out that many women had obtained a license to drive a car, but Asmaa was the first in Beni Suef to obtain a professional license to drive a taxi after she passed the tests successfully.

Source: Egypt Independent December 24, 2018 09:56 UTC